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THE SECRETARY OF WAR, 


TRANSMITTING 

INFORMATION RESPECTING THE ADJUSTMENT AND PAYMENT 

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TOE CLAIMS OF THE FRIENDLY CREEK INDIANS, 


UNDER 

THE TREATY OF THE 9th AUGUST, 1814. 


January 18,1819. 

Read, and ordered to lie upon the table. 


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DEPARTMENT OF WAR, 

16th January , 1819. 

SIR, 

In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representa- 
tives of the 4th instant, directing the Secretary of War “to lay before 
the House such information as he may possess, respecting the adjust¬ 
ment of the claims of the friendly Creek Indians, made in considera- 
tionof their treaty with the United States, of August the 9th, 1814,” I 
have the honor to transmit a copy of a letter addressed by general D. 
B Mitchell, agent to the Creek Indians, to this Department; accom¬ 
panied by a statement of the sums paid by him, to satisfy the claims 
of the friendly Creek Indians, for the property destroyed by the hos- 
tile Creek Indians, during the war which was terminated by the treaty 
o, the 9th of August, 1814; and an extract of a letter, addressed by 
tl e War Department to general Mitchell; which contain all the infor¬ 
mation in possession of the department, on that subject* 

I have the honor to be, 

Your most obedient servant, 


The honorable the Speaker 

of the House of Representatives . 


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Creek Agemcy , l&th March , ISIS. 

SIR, 

I have now the honor to enclose a concise statement of the ac¬ 
counts presented by the friendly Indians, for losses during the late 
war, and of the application of the sum appropriated by Congress for 
their payment; by which it appears, that a little upwards of one 
hundred thousand dollars is still due. 

The gross amount of claims presented, including the abstract 
made by colonel Hawkins, is very little over or under three hundred 
thousand dollars; but they were reduced by the chieifs to one hun¬ 
dred and ninety-five thousand four hundred and seventeen dollars 
and ninety cents. A general abstract of the whole will be forwarded 
as soon as completed. 

Eignty-three thousand dollars of the amount appropriated, hav¬ 
ing been remitted in draughts upon the United States’ Bank in Phila¬ 
delphia, I went to Savannah, and presented them to the officers of the 
branch of that bank established there; but they refused to take them up. 
I then returned, and consulted the chiefs, and they agreed to allow 
two and a half per cent, that being the lowest rate of exchange between 
Philadelphia nnd Savannah, or Augusta, at that time, rather than be 
delayed, or risk the conveyance of so large a sum by an agent. The 
remaining two thousand dollars was paid to M‘Intosh, in Wash¬ 
ington. 

I am yours, &c. 

D. B. MITCHELL, 

Agent for Indian Affairs* 

Honorable J. C . Calhoun , 

Secretary of War * 


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RECAPITULATION, 

Showing the application of the sum appropriated. 

Paid to Upper Creeks, in July, 1817 ... g 31,029 00 

Paid to Lower Creeks, in July, 1817 - 11,910 00 

Paid to miscellaneous claims - 10,862 00 

Paid at Agency, in January, 1818 * 19,809 60 


73,610 60 

Paid major Hughes, by special order of the chiefs, S3,400 
Paid two and a half per cent, discount on sale of 

bills for 83,000 dollars - 2,075* 

Received by McIntosh at Washington - - 2,000 

- 7,475 00 

Amount - -- -- -- - g 81,085 60 


fThis balance placed in the hands of the two princi¬ 
pal chiefs, by general consent, to be applied to some cases 
of peculiar hardship, otherwise unprovided for - - - 3,914 40 

i • 83,000 dollars of the money having been remitted in draughts upon the United 

^ States’ bank in Philadelphia, and the branch of that bank in Savannah refusing to pay 
them, this charge arose from the difference of exchange between Savannah and Augus¬ 
ta, and Philadelphia, at that time; and has been allowed by the chiefs, rather than be 
delayed, or run the risk of conveyance by an agent. 

f When the first payments were made, it was necessary, as the claims were not all 
received at that time, and the amount was much greater than the sum appropriated, to 
adopt some rule of proportion in making the payment. Two-fifths was finally deter¬ 
mined upon; and this sum is the balance, after paying two-fifths of the whole claims 
liquidated. And, as some cases have occurred which merit attention, but were exclud¬ 
ed in consequence of the limitation, this amount has been set apart to relieve them, by 
general consent. 

(Signed) D. B. MITCHELL, 

Agent for Indian Affairs. 

Creek Agency , 

18 th March, 1818. 





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Extract of a letter from George Graham , Esq . acting Secretary of 

War , David B. Mitchell , £ 57 . 

War Department, 20th March, 1817. 

“Two thousand dollars of the amount appropriated, have been 
paid to Major M'Tntosh, in part of his claim for losses; and the bal¬ 
ance (83,000) will be remitted to you by the Treasurer.” 


















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